I've Become the King of Villains in the Game

Clang!

Splat—!

The silver sword swung, and a green, ferocious severed claw flew high into the air, splattering eye-catching blood before falling back to the ground.

Chen Lun's black top hat was nicked by Maggie's claw, but his face still wore a smile.

The silver sword in his hand was stained with blood.

Maggie, who was blocking the front, let out a miserable scream and collapsed to the ground.

"Move... faster!!"

She clutched her severed arm, howling on the ground.

Noah's eyes suddenly turned into whirlpools, sweeping over Chen Lun.

Ding!

A bright blue gem earring suddenly burst into light.

[Maggie's Tear] exempted him from this mental assault.

Chen Lun was unresponsive. He thrust the silver sword straight into Noah's left chest.

Splat— a splash of fresh blood erupted.

Noah's mouth opened slightly, covering his heart area, while tightly gripping the sword's blade, preventing Chen Lun from withdrawing it.

"Miss Floey...!"

He cried out hoarsely.

Blood stained his white shirt red, and a pained expression crossed Noah's face. Fortunately, as a [Flesh Faction Sequence Eight - Gourmet], his life force was tenaciously strong. Even with his heart pierced, he could still stand.

Splat—!

The ground burst forth with dozens of thick, purplish-black vines, wrapping swiftly around Chen Lun's legs and even climbing towards his waist.

'Isn't this my favorite move...?'

Chen Lun raised an eyebrow.

Ding! Ding!!

Two daggers plunged into Cheng Lun's back and abdomen, one after another, ringing crisply.

He turned his head to see Golov and Barton both holding daggers, looking embarrassed.

They hadn't expected that, despite their best efforts, they couldn't pierce the dark golden scales covering their leader's body...

Chen Lun shook his head.

He raised his left hand and pushed hard.

Boom!!

In that moment, a shiny black exoskeleton instantly covered his palm, transforming it into a black iron hand that he drove straight into Golov's forehead.

Crack!

Golov's head was propelled back by the push, his neck bones instantly snapping as his eyes bulged, and he fell to the ground.

Chen Lun's hand moved nonstop, his fingers merging into a black palm knife, sweeping from left to right. Splat— beads of blood flew, and Barton, covering his neck, slowly collapsed.

Boom!!

A powerful blast of air exploded around Chen Lun.

Noah involuntarily released his grip on the sword. Both he and Floey were knocked back over ten meters. Meanwhile, Maggie, hit by the blast, rolled across the grass like a tumbling gourd.

The two factions faced each other. Noah looked at Mr. Jack, his face showing surprise.

After their resurrection, Golov and Barton were massaging their temples, awe written all over their face as they looked towards the Leader nearby.

The rest remained silently stunned.

The black-haired youth's hat had fallen off, and he stood tall. He flicked his silver sword, and with a clink accompanied by sparks, it transformed into a silver whip.

Behind him, instead of the familiar pair of black wings, emerged two thick, wriggling dark golden serpent-like tendrils!

The heads and bodies of the serpents, covered in dark golden scales, had bellies adorned with several sucker-like blue rings, looking quite horrific!

The two tendrils rose upright like cobras, floating over Chen Lun's shoulders as if they were vigilant sentinels.

"Ha—!!"

Chen Lun stomped his foot, and with a loud boom, a large chunk of grass turf flew up, and he shot towards Noah and Floey like a blur.

Floey pursed her lips and lifted her pale arm, her fingers flickering and curling upwards.

Boom! The whooshing sound echoed!

Dozens of thick, black-purple flower branches shot out from the ground and swiftly intertwined into shields, blocking Chen Lun's path.

Boom! Boom! Boom!!

The silver whip lashed out, screaming and booming.

The "Shield of Nether Branch" summoned by Floey was brutally destroyed by Chen Lun.

Noah's expression changed, the painting behind his head kept switching until it finally changed to "Peering," then he was covered by shadows and shrank into a black mass, diving into the grass.

The next second, he appeared behind Chen Lun, throwing a punch at his back head.

Hisss! Bang!!

The serpent tendril on the left shoulder immediately reacted, striking back fiercely, colliding with Noah's fist with a dull thud.

The immense force made Noah stagger back, astonished at how the snake-like tendrils that had grown on Mr. Jack's back were stronger than his own punch!

Simultaneously, the serpent tendril on the right shoulder shot out and struck Noah across the face.

Snap!!

Noah was forcefully ejected from the shadows and sent flying backward.

—Swoosh swoosh swoosh!

Both tendrils shot out again, quickly coiling around his body, restraining and lifting him up.

Chen Lun stood in front of Floey, with the two dark golden "pythons" on his back easily hoisting the giant-like Noah.

"We've lost…"

Floey sighed and said with a resigned smile.

Golov and Barton exchanged glances, both seeing deep awe in each other's eyes.

This was their first time witnessing the Leader's "true strength," and it was terrifyingly formidable. It definitely matched the power of Mid Sequence, far surpassing that of the former Circus Leader.

Just when they thought this "combat test" was over, to their surprise, the Leader wore a very cheerful smile.

"No worries, you all have another chance… Let's go again!"

With that, he stomped and crushed Maggie's head on the ground.

[You have defeated Noah[Sequence Eight-Gourmet] (Flesh Faction), gaining 1000 experience points!]

[You have defeated Maggie[Sequence Eight-Healer] (Nature Faction), gaining 1000 experience points!]

Although Chen Lun had defeated all five members once, it seemed that only the two who were also from [Sequence Eight] were counted.

It appeared that no rewards were given for defeating opponents below one's own Sequence.

'Because to 'die' in the Immortal Realm only counts as spiritual damage, so only the defeat rewards were calculated… These rewards are much lower than the killing rewards, and can only be calculated three times, each time diminishing…'

Chen Lun thought to himself.

'It's a pity I can't keep farming them…'

Maggie quickly revived and returned, appearing next to Golov and Barton with a face full of fright.

After all, the taste of death is not pleasant.

The Leader crushed her with his foot without even blinking, which was truly terrifying.

"No... Leader!"

Golov and Barton wailed.

"Mr. Jack...?!"

Noah, held aloft, was very surprised.

"Maybe we should just forget it...? Leader?"

Maggie said with an awkward smile.

Chen Lun glanced at them, narrowed his eyes, and smiled:

"Your voice is too low, I can't hear!"

"NO!! LEADER!!"

"..."

Immortal Realm.

The Safe Plains Zone where the lakeside cabin was located.

After another burst of intense fighting sounds, cries of agony from Golov, Barton, and the others followed.

Once everything fell into silence.

From the plains came Jack's deep and satisfied laughter:

"Good, that's spirited!"

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After lengthy training.

Chen Lun sent all the Circus members back to the present world.

Then he came alone to the door of the lakeside cabin.

He turned and looked towards the site of the recent battle—the meadow.

The disintegrated haystacks, flying soil and rocks, and the holes punched by great forces... all disappeared without a trace, as if they had been restored unknowingly to their original state.

It was as if none of it had ever happened.

Chen Lun recalled the team members during the battle and couldn't help but smile.

'I hope I didn't put too much pressure on them…'

Chen Lun thought.

This "live combat test" was too intense, and it could very likely cause psychological trauma to them. Perhaps for a long time to come, they would be reluctant to come to the Immortal Realm and face him again.

Chen Lun shook his head helplessly.

Just now, Noah's psychic attack had triggered the side effects of "Maggie's Tear," which led him to the notion of "training" his subordinates.
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In the process, Chen Lun discovered something peculiar about himself.

He was facing five Transcendents at the same time, among them two Sequence Eight and three Sequence Nine. Floey and Noah both had elite templates and each had an "A-class Mysterious Object," making their actual combat power far exceed others at the same level.

Even so, they were still overwhelmingly oppressed by him.

This was when he had only exerted fifty percent of his strength, and most of his Mysterious Objects were untouched during the fight.

The gap between them was significant.

The problem was, Chen Lun himself was also only a Sequence Eight.

'What caused this disparity…?'

Chen Lun pondered.

'Just because of the template...? No, the reasons must be multifaceted, including blessings, combat experience, familiarity with each other, and the extent of development of Supernatural Powers, etc.

Perhaps, it was also due to the paths of the Sequence?'

As he grew stronger, Chen Lun gradually realized there might be something special about him that led to this disparity.

The Profession of "Beast Tamer," his Main Occupation, seemed to be the most peculiar aspect.

It hadn't seemed so before, but lately, it felt stronger than other Sequence Nines, which was not logical. Even with the blessing from Nature Angel Maggie Milna, Chen Lun still felt it was overpowered.

Such a game-breaking Sequence, why was it obscure in his past life? There weren't many notable NPCs or players either.

'There must be something I don't know...'

Chen Lun kept these doubts in his heart.

He walked slowly to the grapevine at the door of the lakeside cabin and was surprised to find it had already sprouted…!

This was completely different from before.

It had always looked half-dead.

Chen Lun pondered the changes in the Immortal Realm during this period.

'Is it because I found the second cabin? The one in the Gloomy Forest... so it gained vitality and began to grow...?'

He raised an eyebrow and continued to speculate.

'It's not clear yet, but if I can find another cabin, perhaps I'll know.'

Chen Lun closed his eyes.

He was surprised to find that the cabin he had found in the Gloomy Forest was still present in his mind.

When he began to communicate with this cabin, he discovered he could teleport directly there, without having to go through the "Statue Staring Lake" to reach the Gloomy Forest and trek there again.

'This feeling...'

Chen Lun's expression was odd.

'It's like a Save Point?!'

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Chen Lun named this cabin in the Gloomy Forest "Forest One."

To distinguish it from the lakeside cabin.

He conducted a brief Scout around "Forest One"; the area turned out to be rather dangerous, haunted by figures of "Woodcutters".

These polluted creatures are very troublesome, and Chen Lun did not want to waste time on them.

Besides, Chen Lun discovered that with "Forest One" as a landmark, the directions left, right, and behind it each led to three new areas.

Chen Lun planned to explore them slowly in the future...